i bought a hood emblem for my 57 from classic parts.
http://www.classicparts.com/default.asp

good quality, but had to run a tap into the mounting screw holes to clean up the threads from the chrome plating.

http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/...00/?action=view&current=DSC01722.jpg

also, my truck dont see the sun light very much, only on some weekends, since it is under cover all through the week, but the orange paint on the meblem is already fading.
i would bet that most places are getting their stuff from the same manufacturer.
hope this helps.

leonard

1957 Chevy 3100 1/2-Ton
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